Below illustration on front cover, Engraved and copyrighted by J.A. Lowell & Co. Boston 1878. 7. Illustration on back cover. An extra charge will be made for fruit, nuts, etc., carried from the table. Apply to waiters for wine card.

It is possible that the word "Pinafore" mentioned on the cover of the menu refers to the well known Gibert and Sullivan comic opera called H.M.S. Pinafore. It was written in 1878. In 1899 this opera was revived at the Savoy Theater. It is assumed that this menu is from or the Savoy Hotel which was built next to the Savoy Theater.